Authorities in the Aceh province of Indonesia began tearing down a number of Christian churches on Monday at the demand of hardline Muslims, as religious tensions have risen in the province in recent weeks.
According to Reuters, government workers in the Aceh Singkil district used axes and sledgehammers to dismantle several small Christian churches after many hardline Muslims in the area demanded that at least 10 Christian churches be demolished.
BBC reports that over 200 police officers and military personnel protected government workers as they destroyed the church buildings on the grounds that the structures lacked the proper building permits.
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The Christians got their start in the very same way:
When they gained political power in the 4th century AD they immediately set about destroying the pagan religions; burned their libraries; demolished their temples; exiled the followers of pagan gods; murdered those who spoke in favour of paganism, and denied employment to anyone who did not accept Jesus as their saviour. The terror campaign went on for hundreds of years and ended in complete success for the Christians. They were cheering then. Now, in Aceh, they are crying.
What goes around comes around.
When they gained political power in the 4th century AD they immediately set about destroying the pagan religions; burned their libraries; demolished their temples; exiled the followers of pagan gods; murdered those who spoke in favour of paganism, and denied employment to anyone who did not accept Jesus as their saviour. The terror campaign went on for hundreds of years and ended in complete success for the Christians. They were cheering then. Now, in Aceh, they are crying.
What goes around comes around.
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